Coca-Cola Will Release Its First-Ever 'Hot' Soda

Drinks like egg nog and spiced cider begin creeping onto grocery store shelves come September. Now these traditional fall and winter beverages have a new contender in their midsts. Coca-Cola recently announced that it would be releasing its first-ever ‘hot’ soft drink in Japan this October 21st. Coca-Cola’s Canada Dry Hot Ginger Ale beverage is intensely flavored with cinnamon and apple, and it’s meant to be served warm.

Coca-Cola decided to debut its warm soda in Japan because canned hot beverages like tea and coffee are already extremely popular there, reports Huffington Post. Coca-Cola is trying to tap a whole new market with its ‘hot’ soda to offset some of the financial troubles that have been plaguing the company in Europe, Mexico, and the U.S.